Maryam Khramaz Portfolio 2026

Portfolio Front cover

ARCH 2140

Location

Le Web Soliel

Prof. Anthony Averbeck

Northeastern University

Le Web Soliel is a student housing complex located on the Northeastern campus. Its name that highlights the designs web like structure created to maximize sunlight (soliel) into the units of the apartments as well as the neighboring context. This structure allows for ample community and public space through

the various courtyards as well as the community spaces allocated on various wings and cores of the building including green roofs throughout. The circulation occurs in the cores (triangles) with each apartment accessed through single loaded corridors.

One of the main goals of the design is an emphasis on the use of the site and the landscape maximizing the amount of foot traffic and landscape use. Most of the building is elevated above ground to allow for privacy into the units as well as allow for a smooth passing through the site for both pedestrians and cyclists. Due to the site being through street for most students, the weaving through the site brings more diverse footraffic on site and gives students a change to interact with the site.

The units are designed to maximize privacy esspecially between the exsisting apartments surrounding the site. Therefore the more “public” aspects of the apartment are facing the exterior of the as well as the exterior corridor. This also maximizes privacy by having the corridor farther away from the “private” aspects of the units.

Ground Floor

Total Units: 16

Utility Spaces: 1

2nd Floor

Total Units: 18

Community Spaces: 3

Study Rooms: 3

3th Floor

Total Units: 15

Community Spaces: 2

Study Spaces: 2

Roof Gardens: 2

4rd Floor

Total Units: 14

Community Spaces: 1

Study Rooms: 2

Roof Gardens: 1

5th Floor

Total Units: 5

Utility Room: 1

1 Bed 1 Bath ~700 sqft

2 Bed 2 Bath ~900 sqft

3 Bed 2 Bath

~1,250 sqft

TOTAL UNITS: 69 Units

2Bed2Bath: 24 Units

3Bed2Bath: 19 Units

1Bed1Bath: 26 Units

Fall 2025

ARCH 2130

Location

Egleston Library

Prof. Alejandro Saldiarraga

Eglston Square

design allows for an alternate route of circulation throught site as well as a fenetration strategy that mitigates natural light within the building in various areas. The design was created by splitting through the site to create two triangular massings, then rotating and multiplying them to create offset floors. The ground floor is a space that

interacts with the pedestrian and cyclists and is connected through the open green space and large glass curtain walls while the second floor is connected through a bridge that brings the two spaces together. This creates a barrier of more active spaces within the library versus more queit independ spaces. This is also further defined using the facade pattern.

1. Offices

2.Childrens Space 3. Classroom 4. Teen Space 5. Quiet Study Spaces 6. Storage

Fall 2025

Project Type

ARCH 2130

Location

Egleston Pavillion

Pavillion

Prof. Alejandro Saldiarraga

Eglston Square

The Eglston Pavillion is located in the heart of Eglston on Robert Lawson Park which memorializes an impactful community member. On this site, there are varying quarter dome like structure scattered throughout. My design emulates this pre-exsisitng structure.

The pavillion is made out wood connected through varying slot techniques. It is also designed to minimize direct light above, as well as being on wheels to alllow for a modular pavillion that can be moved around the site.

modularity

ENCLOSED & PRIVATE

The domes can be oriented by connecting three to each other and allowing for a more enclosed, private and quiter experience for the users. This is also a good orientation that can be used to mitigate the noise from the intersection as well as a potential outdoor classroom or small gathering space.

PAIRS

Having the domes in pairs can allow for multiple different users to have a quiet private space. This would be the usual orientation the quarter-domes should rest in. And can also be used by centering the two domes around a tree. It is also oriented this way to mitigate pedestrian traffic through the site.

STREET TAKEOVER

This variation allows for the quarter-domes to take over the small side road in during small ocassions, block party, or community event. The wheels allow for the structures to smoothly roll onto the street and allow for differnt users and vendors to benifit. This is also in attempt to connect both parts of the site into one.

OPEN PATH

This orientation allows for a clear open path across the site for pedestrians to stroll through, relax on one of the benches, or potentially visit or explore an expedition. This also allows for potential pop-ups or other expiditions. The quarter domes also act like a kiosk, thus there can be multiple at a time and this orientation alllows for people to be drawn to them as they stroll by.

Summer 2023

WETU

Project Type Art Kiosk

Design Competition

Location

Sasaki Foundation

10 World Trade, Boston MA

This kiosk will be built in the 10 World Trade Building in seaport in the near future

My team won a design competition for a kiosk that would showcase artwork from local artists and creative nonprofits. Our winning design, WeTu, aims to highlight the Indigenous cultures by incorporating a weaving structure and “weaving” together voices & untold stories of different cultures. Our mission was to harbor a safe space for creative expression and storytelling by embracing a diverse environment to celebrate both the artists and appreciators.

Our hut-shaped design is inspired by the nature of a curved leaf and the Fibonacci sequence. The name “WeTu” in the Algonquian language means house which also ties into our value for the kiosk.

This prototyping was done to emulate the users experience with the artwork displayed on the kiosk. Any art painting are to be hund on the weaves of the structure that are facing outwords to allow for an eye level view.

For 3D art, glass tables within the grooves of the kiosk are used to display the work. Other elements include teh LED Lights lining the edges of the design to light up the work as well as the structure as a whole. It is also made mainly out of steamed wood. And finally storage spaces located withing the grooves for the kiosk user at the time.

Varying band widths? Varying connection points? Finalized Idea

Testing light within the structure and the way its shines throughout and creates its own unique shadows.

I was in charge of modeling (Revit) and prototyping our ideas as well as refining the techinical details and specifications of the design and making renderings. All of the work provided was either created by me (Renders + drawings) or a collaborative effort (Prototyping models).

Summer 2024

Project Type

Internship

Location

Ayni Institute Expantion

Adaptive Reuse + Renovation

Sasaki Foundation

Ayni Institute, Revere MA

Second Floor

Exsisting: Open floorplan office space

Addition: Private office space, storage, conference room, & Outdoor Terrace

Exsisting: Open floorplan modular gathering space

Addition: Storage, conference room, & Multievent set up.

Exsisting: Open gathering space & Utilites

Addition: Gallery space & additional storage

This project was to imagine the extension of the Ayni Institute building to allow for more module office setting seating, various community gathering events, as well as an increased amount of storage space. Extending the building allows for a larger capacity on the ground floor with an additional means of egress, as well as outdoor space on the second floor.

khramaz.m@northeastern.edu karimmaryam824@gmail.com

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